Soul crushing Santiago
My first soul crushing hike that I’ve ever done. Weather was cool at the start but got hot and sunny…
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All logged hikes for Santiago Peak (Southern California).
Peak 3 of 12: Santiago Peak!
Wow, the road up to the trailhead is ROUGH. That was honestly the worst part. Once our vehicle was parked…
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Holy Jim to Saddleback
The gate is closed on the holy Jim trail so it added a few miles in. Started early in the…
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Second Peak – Santiago
I intended to hike Santiago via Holy Jim as I heard that it was now open. But when I got…
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Maple Springs Road. Try it. You’ll like it!
Summiting Santiago via Maple Springs Road gets a bad rap, but it’s one of my favorite trails. Here are the…
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The dusty trail to Santago
We parked three miles before the official trail head to give us a bit more of a challenge. There’s one…
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Santiago Peak
5/4/2024 – Perfect weather condition at Cleveland NF. Busiest I’ve even been – motorcycles, trucks, bicycles are everywhere. Summit rewarded…
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Santiago Peak on Sunny Sunday
Nice hike full day hike, too many biker/ cars and motorcycle on top then hikers, thought to have lunch at…
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Santiago Peak
The trail conditions were great. No obstacles. The road up to the trailhead is only meant for high clearance vehicles…
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Santiago Peak up through the cloud
Took the dirt road through Trabuco Canyon to Holy Jim TH. There is a closed ranger gate 2 miles from…
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Holy Jim – what a day!
What a long, amazing day! We did 20 miles, 4,500’ gain. We were on the mountain for 10 hours. At…
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Gravel Road
Getting up to the trail head was a little difficult as it turned into an unpaved rocky road.The trail conditions…
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